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After claiming to be a black woman for years, Rachel Dolezal – a white woman and now former president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington – is dominating the headlines since her lie has been exposed.

On Monday, I was honored to host the Empower Liberty Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada. When the NAACP declined to allow me or the Rev. C. L. Bryant to speak at their convention, we were happy to hold our own summit to address the issues that matter to the black community today, to talk about the ideas the NAACP doesn’t think they should hear.

And vilification of the Tea Party continues. Following the latest Obamacare defund battle, there's been a recent resurgence of Tea Party hatred from Democrats. Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson, known for inflammatory rhetoric, decided to capitalize on the fresh wave of anti-Tea Party sentiment.Congressman Grayson took to MSNBC to discuss his disdain for Tea Partiers, then sent out the following email:

On today’s FreedomCast, AlfonZo Rachel joins me to discuss his latest video which takes on the idea of a third party. We’ll also talk about the culture war, making good art vs. “conservative art” and why Republicans need to speak the language of liberty which resonates with all races and creeds.

FreedomWorks hosted another grassroots training and networking opportunity for over sixteen thousand people. Free The People 2013 was held this past week at the USANA Amphitheater in Salt Lake City, Utah. FreedomWorks described the event as:
Under the stars in Salt Lake City, Free the People 2013 is an event celebrating and inspiring the American entrepreneur. An all-star lineup of conservative icons will inspire the crowd to unleash America's innovative spirit, rein in government's meddlesome bureaucracy and restore the American dream.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was featured on “Meet The Press." Powell, who identifies himself as a Republican, has faced much scrutiny from conservatives for endorsing Obama, not to mention his consistent attention seeking tactics at the expense of the GOP.

This article really made me mad:GOP’s trouble is not with color, it’s with kindThe GOP doesn’t have a problem with black. Clarence Thomas, Condoleezza Rice, Allen West, Mia Love, Vernon Parker and many others are respected conservatives of color. The issue is the kind of black that Republicans prefer.